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China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has granted marketing approval to Shanghai HeartCare Medical Technology Co., Ltd (HKG: 6609) for its innovative intracranial aneurysm embolization assisted stent. This product is now cleared for use in clinical standard interventional surgical settings for intravascular embolization and blood flow reconstruction in patients diagnosed…
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China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has issued a marketing license to Abonisi Medical Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. for its knee joint prosthesis system, a significant advancement for domestic medical device innovation. Innovative Design of the Knee Joint Prosthesis SystemThe knee joint prosthesis system, designed for first-time knee replacement surgery…
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China-based in vitro fertilization (IVF) specialist Suzhou Basecare Medical Co., Ltd (HKG: 2170) has announced that it has received marketing approval for its intelligent sperm quality analyzer, BKA210, in Jiangsu province. This marks the world’s first device capable of detecting unstained live sperm, offering a significant advancement in the field…
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Humanwell Healthcare (Group) Co., Ltd (SHA: 600079) has received approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for the registration of its compound sodium lactate Ringer’s injection. The product, classified as a Class 3 chemical drug, has been granted marketing approval and is considered to have passed consistency evaluation. The…
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China-based CStone Pharmaceuticals (HKG: 2616) has received marketing approval from the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for sugemalimab, in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy, as a first-line treatment for adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) without EGFR-sensitive mutations or ALK, ROS1, RET genomic alterations. This…
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Allergan Aesthetics, a subsidiary of AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), has announced the official market launch of its Juvéderm VOLUX dermal filler product in China. Juvéderm VOLUX is a hyaluronic acid-based product specifically designed for contouring the lower jaw area. It is used for injection onto the facial periosteum to enhance the…
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Acotec Scientific Holdings Ltd (HKG: 6669), based in China, has received marketing approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its Acotrace, a disposable catheter sheath group. The Acotrace is designed for the insertion of medical devices, including guide wires and catheters, into blood vessels, facilitating percutaneous puncture access…
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Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis (NYSE: NVS) announced that its drug Scemblix (asciminib) has received accelerated approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase (Ph+ CML-CP). This accelerated approval is supported by the…
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Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE: LLY) has received market approval from Hong Kong’s Department of Health for its Mounjaro (tirzepatide) in KwikPen presentation, marking a significant step in the treatment of weight management and type 2 diabetes. Mounjaro is indicated for adults with obesity (BMI of 30 kg/m^2 or greater)…
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Merck, Sharp & Dohme Inc., known as MSD (NYSE: MRK), has received two additional indication approvals from the European Union for its immunotherapy drug Keytruda (pembrolizumab), increasing the total number of approved uses in the region to 30. The PD-1 inhibitor is now approved for use in combination with carboplatin…
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UK pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca Inc. (NASDAQ: AZN) has received marketing approval from the European Commission for its drug Fasenra (benralizumab) as an additional treatment for adult patients suffering from relapsing or refractory eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). The approval follows the successful outcomes of the MANDARA Phase III trial, marking…
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AstraZeneca Inc., (AZ, NASDAQ: AZN), a UK-based pharmaceutical giant, has announced that it has received marketing approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its Zoladex (goserelin sustain-released implant) 10.8mg. This new dosage form is intended for use in premenopausal and perimenopausal women with breast cancer who can be…
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Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise Co., Ltd (SHA: 603392), a Chinese pharmaceutical company, announced last week that it has received marketing approval from the National Medical Products Administration for its EB virus BNLF2b antibody (P85 Ab) detection kit, which utilizes the magnetic particle chemiluminescence method. This product is a collaborative…
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Zhuhai Beihai Biotech Co., Ltd has announced that it has received marketing clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its in-house developed drug, Beizary, a modified version of docetaxel, which is indicated for the treatment of various cancers including breast cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, head and…
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On October 24, 2024, the Center for Drug Evaluation of the National Medical Products Administration indicated that the influenza virus split vaccine marketing application from Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co., Ltd. (SHE: 300122)’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Zhifei Longkoma, has been accepted, with the acceptance number CXSS2400114. Currently, Chongqing Zhifei Biological has…
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Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE: LLY) has announced that it has received marketing approval in Great Britain for Kisunla (donanemab), an Alzheimer’s disease (AD) treatment. Kisunla is an intravenous infusion administered every four weeks to eligible adults with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia due to AD. Eligibility is restricted…
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Sino Medical Sciences Technology Inc., (SHA: 688108) a China-based medical device company, has announced that it has received marketing approval in Morocco for its SC HONKYTONK coronary balloon dilation catheter. This product, designed for balloon catheter dilation of narrowed segments or bridging sites in coronary arteries to enhance myocardial perfusion,…
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China Grand Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Holdings Ltd (CGP; HKG: 0512) has announced that it has received market approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its adjustable intracranial thrombectomy stent, marking a significant milestone as the first domestically produced device of its kind in China for the treatment of…
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Walvax Biotechnology Co., Ltd (SHE: 300142), a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, has announced that it has received market approval in the Sultanate of Oman for its vaccine Weuphoria, a 13-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine (PCV-13). This approval marks a significant step for the company as it expands the reach of its…